2014 Championship League

The 2014 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 January to 6 March 2014 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Shaun Murphy made the 103rd official maximum break during his league stage match against Mark Davis in group two. This was Murphy's second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2013/2014 season. It was also the first maximum break in the history of the tournament. During the same day Neil Robertson defeated Joe Perry 3–0. During the match he made three century breaks, which took the number of his century breaks in the season to 63, breaking the record of most centuries compiled in a single season previously held by Judd Trump, who compiled 61 in the previous season. In all Robertson made 22 century breaks in this year's Championship League; a substantial contribution to his record-breaking 103 century break season.

Judd Trump won his second Championship League title by defeating defending champion Martin Gould 3–1 in the final, and earned a place at the 2014 Champion of Champions.

Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


 * Group 1–7
 * Winner: £3,000
 * Runner-up: £2,000
 * Semi-final: £1,000
 * Frame-win (league stage): £100
 * Frame-win (play-offs): £300
 * Highest break: £500
 * Winners' group
 * Winner: £10,000
 * Runner-up: £5,000
 * Semi-final: £3,000
 * Frame-win (league stage): £200
 * Frame-win (play-offs): £300
 * Highest break: £1,000


 * Tournament total: £179,500

Group one
Group one was played on 6 and 7 January 2014. Ricky Walden was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Judd Trump 3–1 Shaun Murphy
 * Stuart Bingham 2–3 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Ali Carter 3–0 Judd Trump
 * Shaun Murphy 3–2 Stuart Bingham
 * Ricky Walden 3–1 Mark Davis
 * Robert Milkins 0–3 Ali Carter
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Stuart Bingham
 * Shaun Murphy 3–2 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Ali Carter
 * Stuart Bingham 2–3 Ali Carter
 * Robert Milkins 0–3 Ricky Walden
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Robert Milkins
 * Shaun Murphy 0–3 Mark Davis
 * Ricky Walden 2–3 Ali Carter
 * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Robert Milkins
 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Robert Milkins
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Ricky Walden

Group two
Group two was played on 8 and 9 January 2014. Joe Perry was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Judd Trump 3–0 Ali Carter
 * Mark Davis 2–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Barry Hawkins
 * Joe Perry 3–1 Judd Trump
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Davis
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Neil Robertson
 * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Joe Perry
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Mark Davis
 * Ali Carter 0–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Neil Robertson 3–0 Joe Perry
 * Mark Davis 2–3 Joe Perry
 * Barry Hawkins 0–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Barry Hawkins
 * Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson
 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Joe Perry
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Barry Hawkins
 * Ali Carter 1–3 Joe Perry
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Neil Robertson
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Neil Robertson
 * Ali Carter 3–1 Barry Hawkins
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Shaun Murphy

Group three
Group three was played on 20 and 21 January 2014. Judd Trump was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Judd Trump 0–3 Neil Robertson
 * Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Graeme Dott 3–0 Matthew Stevens
 * Ryan Day 1–3 Judd Trump
 * Neil Robertson 3–2 Shaun Murphy
 * Mark Davis 3–2 Graeme Dott
 * Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ryan Day
 * Judd Trump 1–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Davis
 * Graeme Dott 2–3 Ryan Day
 * Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ryan Day
 * Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark Davis
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Neil Robertson 3–2 Graeme Dott
 * Mark Davis 2–3 Ryan Day
 * Shaun Murphy 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 Ryan Day
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Graeme Dott
 * Shaun Murphy 3–2 Graeme Dott
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 Matthew Stevens
 * Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Davis

Group four
Group four was played on 22 and 23 January 2014. Stephen Maguire was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Ryan Day 1–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Selby 1–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Tom Ford 1–3 Ryan Day
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Neil Robertson
 * Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark Selby
 * Stephen Maguire 3–1 Tom Ford
 * Ryan Day 1–3 Neil Robertson
 * Shaun Murphy 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Tom Ford
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 Tom Ford
 * Stephen Maguire 3–2 Matthew Stevens
 * Ryan Day 2–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Selby
 * Matthew Stevens 3–2 Tom Ford
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Tom Ford
 * Ryan Day 3–0 Mark Selby
 * Neil Robertson 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Ryan Day 3–1 Matthew Stevens

Group five
Group five was played on 10 and 11 February 2014. Shaun Murphy was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Neil Robertson 0–3 Shaun Murphy
 *  Ryan Day 3–0 Mark Selby
 * John Higgins 1–3 Dominic Dale
 * Marco Fu 3–2 Neil Robertson
 * Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ryan Day
 * Mark Selby 0–3 John Higgins
 * Dominic Dale 1–3 Marco Fu
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Ryan Day
 * Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Selby
 * John Higgins 3–2 Marco Fu
 * Ryan Day 3–2 Marco Fu
 * Dominic Dale 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 Dominic Dale
 * Shaun Murphy 3–0 John Higgins
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Marco Fu
 * Ryan Day 1–3 Dominic Dale
 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Marco Fu
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 John Higgins
 * Ryan Day 3–0 John Higgins
 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Dominic Dale
 * Neil Robertson 2–3 Mark Selby

Group six
Group six was played on 12 and 13 February 2014. Martin Gould was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * Dominic Dale 1–3 Marco Fu
 * Ryan Day 0–3 John Higgins
 * Martin Gould 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Michael Holt 3–1 Dominic Dale
 * Marco Fu 2–3 Ryan Day
 * John Higgins 1–3 Martin Gould
 * Mark Williams 3–1 Michael Holt
 * Dominic Dale 0–3 Ryan Day
 * Marco Fu 2–3 John Higgins
 * Martin Gould 3–0 Michael Holt
 * Ryan Day 3–0 Michael Holt
 * Mark Williams 0–3 John Higgins
 * Dominic Dale 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Marco Fu 2–3 Martin Gould
 * John Higgins 3–2 Michael Holt
 * Ryan Day 0–3 Mark Williams
 * Marco Fu 1–3 Michael Holt
 * Dominic Dale 1–3 Martin Gould
 * Ryan Day 1–3 Martin Gould
 * Marco Fu 1–3 Mark Williams
 * Dominic Dale 1–3 John Higgins

Group seven
Group seven was played on 3 and 4 March 2014. Ryan Day was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

 * John Higgins 3–0 Mark Williams
 * Ryan Day 3–0 Marcus Campbell
 * Peter Ebdon 3–2 Andrew Higginson
 * Mark King 0–3 John Higgins
 * Mark Williams 2–3 Ryan Day
 * Marcus Campbell 3–2 Peter Ebdon
 * Andrew Higginson 2–3 Mark King
 * John Higgins 3–0 Ryan Day
 * Mark Williams 0–3 Marcus Campbell
 * Peter Ebdon 0–3 Mark King
 * Ryan Day 3–0 Mark King
 * Andrew Higginson 3–1 Marcus Campbell
 * John Higgins 3–0 Andrew Higginson
 * Mark Williams 0–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Marcus Campbell 0–3 Mark King
 * Ryan Day 3–2 Andrew Higginson
 * Mark Williams 3–2 Mark King
 * John Higgins 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Ryan Day 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Williams 1–3 Andrew Higginson
 * John Higgins 3–1 Marcus Campbell

Winners' group
The winners' group was played on 5 and 6 March 2014. Judd Trump won his second Championship League title.

Matches

 * Ricky Walden 3–1 Joe Perry
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Martin Gould
 * Ryan Day 0–3 Ricky Walden
 * Joe Perry 2–3 Judd Trump
 * Stephen Maguire 1–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Martin Gould 2–3 Ryan Day
 * Ricky Walden 1–3 Judd Trump
 * Joe Perry 1–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Shaun Murphy 3–0 Ryan Day
 * Judd Trump 0–3 Ryan Day
 * Martin Gould 2–3 Stephen Maguire
 * Ricky Walden 1–3 Martin Gould
 * Joe Perry 1–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Stephen Maguire 3–2 Ryan Day
 * Judd Trump 3–2 Martin Gould
 * Joe Perry 3–1 Ryan Day
 * Ricky Walden 1–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Joe Perry 1–3 Martin Gould
 * Ricky Walden 3–2 Stephen Maguire

Century breaks
Total: 93


 * 147 (2), 131, 134, 128, 121, 112, 109, 107, 103, 103, 102, 101 – Shaun Murphy
 * 144, 141 (4), 137, 137, 135, 134, 133, 131, 129, 128, 127, 124, 119, 118, 117, 109, 107, 104, 103, 102, 102, 101 – Neil Robertson
 * 142 (1), 142 (3) , 130, 119, 117, 113, 109, 108, 102, 100 – Judd Trump
 * 139 (7), 137 – John Higgins
 * 139 (7), 122, 104, 101 – Andrew Higginson
 * 137 (5), 129, 122, 108, 105, 103, 100 – Marco Fu
 * 135 (W), 132, 128 – Stephen Maguire
 * 134, 131, 124, 102, 101 – Mark Davis
 * 133, 102 – Ali Carter
 * 131 – Tom Ford
 * 130, 126, 119, 105, 106, 102 – Mark Selby
 * 130, 108 – Peter Ebdon
 * 128 (6), 120, 110 – Martin Gould
 * 124 – Barry Hawkins
 * 123, 118, 115, 107, 105, 101 – Ryan Day
 * 121, 106, 106, 105 – Michael Holt
 * 117 – Ricky Walden
 * 103 – Joe Perry
 * 101 – Stuart Bingham

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings
''Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.''